Richard Aucock

Richard is director at Motoring Research. He has been with us since 2001, and has been a motoring journalist even longer. He won the IMCO Motoring Writer of the Future Award in 1996 and the acclaimed Sir William Lyons Award in 1998. Both awards are run by the Guild of Motoring Writers and Richard is currently vice chair of the world's largest organisation for automotive media professionals. Richard is also a juror and Steering Committee director for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.

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Toyota Yaris facelift 2014 first drive review

£70 million mid-life facelift for Toyota Yaris; 1000 new parts and three years’ development for firm’s best-selling European car. But it's been worth it...

Local councils given power to close roads for motorsport

Local authorities have been given the power to close roads for motorsport events in legislation announced by the PM at Williams' Advanced Engineering Centre. The announcement follows consultation earlier in the year and means local councils...

Infiniti QX30 crossover to be built at Sunderland

Surprise – a rival to the Audi Q3 and Mercedes-Benz GLA will be built in Britain from next year!

Ariel Ace motorcycle revealed: now Ariel takes to two wheels! 

Ariel started building bikes in 1870: with the 2014 Goodwood FoS debut of the Ace, it’s at it again

Aston Martin Vantage N430 review: 2014 first drive

Aston Martin builds a V8 Vantage Club Sport; it drives as well as it looks, prices from £89,995 are good value, but age is catching up Richard Aucock | June 2014 Aston Martin has, thanks to former CEO...

Jaguar XF R-Sport review – 2014 first drive

Jaguar responds to BMW M Sport and Audi S line trims with a sport-look, eco-conscious new trim line of its own: meet R-Sport.

Vauxhall Astra GTC Bi-Turbo review – 2014 UK test

Like the Vauxhall Astra VXR but not the turbo petrol fuel bills? Here's your 50mpg turbodiesel answer...

Jaguar to build special E-type Lightweight series

Brand-new factory-fresh E-types will again be sold by Jaguar as it completes a limited run started in the 1960s...

BMW M3 Saloon review – 2014 first drive

Four-door M car keeps the M3 name alive; same as the M4 Coupe underneath, just with a different - and more practical - bodyshell

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